diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bbcf3f53e..151863e1c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Misc:
  - Debugger: Add functions for read- or write-only watchpoints
  - GB Memory: Reset ROM bank when loading a ROM
  - GBA DMA: Refactor DMA out of memory.c
+ - GBA DMA: Move DMAs to using absolute timing
 
 0.5.1: (2016-10-05)
 Bugfixes:
diff --git a/src/gba/audio.c b/src/gba/audio.c
index 0901e9ccf..baf87d3fe 100644
--- a/src/gba/audio.c
+++ b/src/gba/audio.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void GBAAudioScheduleFifoDma(struct GBAAudio* audio, int number, struct GBADMA*
 		return;
 	}
 	info->reg = GBADMARegisterSetDestControl(info->reg, DMA_FIXED);
+	info->reg = GBADMARegisterSetWidth(info->reg, 1);
 }
 
 void GBAAudioWriteSOUND1CNT_LO(struct GBAAudio* audio, uint16_t value) {
@@ -232,11 +233,9 @@ void GBAAudioSampleFIFO(struct GBAAudio* audio, int fifoId, int32_t cycles) {
 	if (CircleBufferSize(&channel->fifo) <= 4 * sizeof(int32_t) && channel->dmaSource > 0) {
 		struct GBADMA* dma = &audio->p->memory.dma[channel->dmaSource];
 		if (GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_CUSTOM) {
+			dma->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&audio->p->timing) - cycles;
 			dma->nextCount = 4;
-			dma->nextEvent = 0;
-			dma->reg = GBADMARegisterSetWidth(dma->reg, 1);
-			dma->reg = GBADMARegisterSetDestControl(dma->reg, 2);
-			GBADMAUpdate(audio->p, -cycles);
+			GBADMASchedule(audio->p, channel->dmaSource, dma);
 		} else {
 			channel->dmaSource = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/src/gba/dma.c b/src/gba/dma.c
index d49a1f313..335a93a96 100644
--- a/src/gba/dma.c
+++ b/src/gba/dma.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ void GBADMAReset(struct GBA* gba) {
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 		gba->memory.dma[i].count = 0x4000;
-		gba->memory.dma[i].nextEvent = INT_MAX;
 	}
 	gba->memory.dma[3].count = 0x10000;
 	gba->memory.activeDMA = -1;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ uint16_t GBADMAWriteCNT_HI(struct GBA* gba, int dma, uint16_t control) {
 	if (!wasEnabled && GBADMARegisterIsEnable(currentDma->reg)) {
 		currentDma->nextSource = currentDma->source;
 		currentDma->nextDest = currentDma->dest;
-		currentDma->nextCount = currentDma->count;
 		GBADMASchedule(gba, dma, currentDma);
 	}
 	// If the DMA has already occurred, this value might have changed since the function started
@@ -91,27 +89,20 @@ uint16_t GBADMAWriteCNT_HI(struct GBA* gba, int dma, uint16_t control) {
 };
 
 void GBADMASchedule(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
-	info->hasStarted = 0;
 	switch (GBADMARegisterGetTiming(info->reg)) {
 	case DMA_TIMING_NOW:
-		info->nextEvent = 2 + 1; // XXX: Account for I cycle when writing
-		info->scheduledAt = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
-		GBADMAUpdate(gba, 0);
+		info->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) + 2 + 1; // XXX: Account for I cycle when writing
+		info->nextCount = info->count;
 		break;
 	case DMA_TIMING_HBLANK:
-		// Handled implicitly
-		info->nextEvent = INT_MAX;
-		break;
 	case DMA_TIMING_VBLANK:
 		// Handled implicitly
-		info->nextEvent = INT_MAX;
-		break;
+		return;
 	case DMA_TIMING_CUSTOM:
-		info->nextEvent = INT_MAX;
 		switch (number) {
 		case 0:
 			mLOG(GBA_MEM, WARN, "Discarding invalid DMA0 scheduling");
-			break;
+			return;
 		case 1:
 		case 2:
 			GBAAudioScheduleFifoDma(&gba->audio, number, info);
@@ -121,76 +112,64 @@ void GBADMASchedule(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 }
 
 void GBADMARunHblank(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles) {
 	struct GBAMemory* memory = &gba->memory;
 	struct GBADMA* dma;
-	bool dmaSeen = false;
-	if (memory->activeDMA >= 0) {
-		GBADMAUpdate(gba, mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) - memory->dma[memory->activeDMA].scheduledAt);
-	}
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 		dma = &memory->dma[i];
-		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_HBLANK) {
-			dma->nextEvent = 2 + cycles;
-			dma->scheduledAt = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
-			dmaSeen = true;
+		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_HBLANK && !dma->hasStarted) {
+			dma->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) + 2 + cycles;
+			dma->nextCount = dma->count;
 		}
 	}
-	if (dmaSeen) {
-		GBADMAUpdate(gba, 0);
-	}
+	GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 }
 
 void GBADMARunVblank(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles) {
 	struct GBAMemory* memory = &gba->memory;
 	struct GBADMA* dma;
-	bool dmaSeen = false;
-	if (memory->activeDMA >= 0) {
-		GBADMAUpdate(gba, mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) - memory->dma[memory->activeDMA].scheduledAt);
-	}
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 		dma = &memory->dma[i];
-		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_VBLANK) {
-			dma->nextEvent = 2 + cycles;
-			dma->scheduledAt = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
-			dmaSeen = true;
+		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_VBLANK && !dma->hasStarted) {
+			dma->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) + 2 + cycles;
+			dma->nextCount = dma->count;
 		}
 	}
-	if (dmaSeen) {
-		GBADMAUpdate(gba, 0);
-	}
+	GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 }
 
 void _dmaEvent(struct mTiming* timing, void* context, uint32_t cyclesLate) {
 	UNUSED(timing);
+	UNUSED(cyclesLate);
 	struct GBA* gba = context;
 	struct GBAMemory* memory = &gba->memory;
 	struct GBADMA* dma = &memory->dma[memory->activeDMA];
-	dma->nextEvent = -cyclesLate;
 	GBADMAService(gba, memory->activeDMA, dma);
 }
 
-void GBADMAUpdate(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles) {
+void GBADMAUpdate(struct GBA* gba) {
 	int i;
 	struct GBAMemory* memory = &gba->memory;
 	memory->activeDMA = -1;
+	uint32_t currentTime = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
 	for (i = 3; i >= 0; --i) {
 		struct GBADMA* dma = &memory->dma[i];
-		if (dma->nextEvent != INT_MAX) {
-			dma->nextEvent -= cycles;
-			if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg)) {
-				memory->activeDMA = i;
+		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && dma->nextCount) {
+			if (dma->when < currentTime) {
+				dma->when = currentTime;
 			}
+			memory->activeDMA = i;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (memory->activeDMA >= 0) {
 		mTimingDeschedule(&gba->timing, &memory->dmaEvent);
-		mTimingSchedule(&gba->timing, &memory->dmaEvent, memory->dma[memory->activeDMA].nextEvent);
+		mTimingSchedule(&gba->timing, &memory->dmaEvent, memory->dma[memory->activeDMA].when - currentTime);
 	} else {
 		gba->cpuBlocked = false;
 	}
@@ -218,10 +197,9 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 			cycles += memory->waitstatesNonseq16[sourceRegion] + memory->waitstatesNonseq16[destRegion];
 		}
 		if (info->hasStarted < 1) {
-			info->hasStarted = wordsRemaining;
-			info->nextEvent = 0;
-			info->scheduledAt = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
-			GBADMAUpdate(gba, -cycles);
+			info->hasStarted = info->count << 1;
+			info->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing) + cycles;
+			GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 			return;
 		}
 		info->hasStarted = 2;
@@ -234,7 +212,7 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 			cycles += memory->waitstatesSeq16[sourceRegion] + memory->waitstatesSeq16[destRegion];
 		}
 	}
-	info->nextEvent += cycles;
+	info->when += cycles;
 
 	gba->performingDMA = 1 | (number << 1);
 	uint32_t word;
@@ -267,27 +245,23 @@ void GBADMAService(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
 	gba->performingDMA = 0;
 
 	if (!wordsRemaining) {
+		info->hasStarted = 0;
 		if (!GBADMARegisterIsRepeat(info->reg) || GBADMARegisterGetTiming(info->reg) == DMA_TIMING_NOW) {
 			info->reg = GBADMARegisterClearEnable(info->reg);
-			info->nextEvent = INT_MAX;
 
 			// Clear the enable bit in memory
 			memory->io[(REG_DMA0CNT_HI + number * (REG_DMA1CNT_HI - REG_DMA0CNT_HI)) >> 1] &= 0x7FE0;
-		} else {
-			info->nextCount = info->count;
-			if (GBADMARegisterGetDestControl(info->reg) == DMA_INCREMENT_RELOAD) {
-				info->nextDest = info->dest;
-			}
-			GBADMASchedule(gba, number, info);
+		}
+		if (GBADMARegisterGetDestControl(info->reg) == DMA_INCREMENT_RELOAD) {
+			info->nextDest = info->dest;
 		}
 		if (GBADMARegisterIsDoIRQ(info->reg)) {
 			GBARaiseIRQ(gba, IRQ_DMA0 + number);
 		}
 	} else {
 		info->nextDest = dest;
-		info->nextCount = wordsRemaining;
-		info->scheduledAt = mTimingCurrentTime(&gba->timing);
 	}
+	info->nextCount = wordsRemaining;
 	info->nextSource = source;
-	GBADMAUpdate(gba, 0);
+	GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 }
diff --git a/src/gba/dma.h b/src/gba/dma.h
index b977d56fe..405a9e554 100644
--- a/src/gba/dma.h
+++ b/src/gba/dma.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ struct GBADMA;
 void GBADMASchedule(struct GBA* gba, int number, struct GBADMA* info);
 void GBADMARunHblank(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles);
 void GBADMARunVblank(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles);
-void GBADMAUpdate(struct GBA* gba, int32_t cycles);
+void GBADMAUpdate(struct GBA* gba);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gba/io.c b/src/gba/io.c
index 1b3676fa5..e85101a30 100644
--- a/src/gba/io.c
+++ b/src/gba/io.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ void GBAIOSerialize(struct GBA* gba, struct GBASerializedState* state) {
 		STORE_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextSource, 0, &state->dma[i].nextSource);
 		STORE_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextDest, 0, &state->dma[i].nextDest);
 		STORE_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextCount, 0, &state->dma[i].nextCount);
-		STORE_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextEvent, 0, &state->dma[i].nextEvent);
+		STORE_32(gba->memory.dma[i].when, 0, &state->dma[i].nextEvent);
 	}
 
 	GBAHardwareSerialize(&gba->memory.hw, state);
@@ -951,12 +951,12 @@ void GBAIODeserialize(struct GBA* gba, const struct GBASerializedState* state) {
 		LOAD_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextSource, 0, &state->dma[i].nextSource);
 		LOAD_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextDest, 0, &state->dma[i].nextDest);
 		LOAD_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextCount, 0, &state->dma[i].nextCount);
-		LOAD_32(gba->memory.dma[i].nextEvent, 0, &state->dma[i].nextEvent);
+		LOAD_32(gba->memory.dma[i].when, 0, &state->dma[i].nextEvent);
 		if (GBADMARegisterGetTiming(gba->memory.dma[i].reg) != DMA_TIMING_NOW) {
 			GBADMASchedule(gba, i, &gba->memory.dma[i]);
 		}
 	}
 	GBAAudioWriteSOUNDCNT_X(&gba->audio, gba->memory.io[REG_SOUNDCNT_X >> 1]);
-	GBADMAUpdate(gba, 0);
+	GBADMAUpdate(gba);
 	GBAHardwareDeserialize(&gba->memory.hw, state);
 }
diff --git a/src/gba/memory.h b/src/gba/memory.h
index 35831fffe..7d478a80e 100644
--- a/src/gba/memory.h
+++ b/src/gba/memory.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Jeffrey Pfau
+/* Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Jeffrey Pfau
  *
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ struct GBADMA {
 	uint32_t nextSource;
 	uint32_t nextDest;
 	int32_t nextCount;
-	int32_t nextEvent;
-	uint32_t scheduledAt;
+	uint32_t when;
 	int32_t hasStarted;
 };